Raised a Secret Tackles Tough Foes in Midnight Lute
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Raised a Secret, a consistent California-bred son of Songandaprayer, tackles tougher company in Saturday’s Grade III Midnight Lute Stakes, but, best case scenario, trainer Mark Glatt hopes the six-year-old horse owned by Rodney Orr performs well and goes on to the $150,000 Donald Valpredo California Cup Sprint for California-breds at six furlongs on Jan. 30.
“He’s coming into this race real well,” Glatt said, “and he needs to have a race before the Cal-bred stakes. There’s a lack of opportunity for him right now and the Midnight Lute has a small field, so we’re going.
“Obviously, he’ll be facing better company in this race than what he as been facing, but he’s pretty consistent and at the very least, he can pick up a nice paycheck and we’ll keep him sharp and tight for the Cal-bred stake and that’s kind of our goal.
“But who knows? Maybe he’ll jump up and win Saturday.”
The Midnight Lute: Seattle Serenade, Mike Smith, 6-1; San Onofre, Alex Solis, 7-2; Distinctiv Passion, Edwin Maldonado, 3-1; Pulling G’s, Victor Espinoza, 5-1; Raised a Secret, Fernando Perez, 12-1; All Run, Mario Gutierrez, 5-2; and Salutos Amigos, Martin Garcia, 3-1.
Salutos Amigos blew out three furlongs for trainer David Jacobson Thursday in 37.80, while San Onofre went the same distance in the same time for Karen Headley.
FOREVER DARLING FRESH FOR BALTAS IN SANTA YNEZ
Whatever chance maiden winner Forever Darling had at 55-1 in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies last out on Oct. 30 went by the boards when she bobbled at the start, eventually winding up eighth by 17 ¼ lengths behind undefeated Eclipse champion-in-waiting Songbird.
Trainer Richard Baltas has the daughter of Congrats in a considerably more realistic spot in Saturday’s Grade II Santa Ynez Stakes for three-year-old fillies at 6 ½ furlongs.
“We freshened her up after the Breeders’ Cup,” said Baltas, who has enjoyed a solid 2015 with 73 victories and is off to a rousing Winter Meet start at Santa Anita with three victories from his first four runners.
“We finished up strong and we’re looking forward to a big future,” Baltas said.
The Santa Ynez field: My Dynamo, Fernando Perez, 8-1; Rockantharos, Edwin Maldonado, 20-1; Decked Out, Kent Desormeaux, 6-1; Treasuring, Victor Espinoza, 5-1; One Last Shot, Mike Smith, 8-1; Code Warrior, Anne Sanguinetti, 7-2; Pretty N Cool, Martin Garcia, 5-2; and Forever Darling, Rafael Bejarano, 7-2.
Source: Santa Anita Park
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